3 reasons why Manchester City humiliated Chelsea | Premier League 2018/19

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Manchester City hammered Chelsea by six goals to nil
Manchester City hammered Chelsea by six goals to nil

#3 The Sarri-ball

Sarri hasn't used Kante in his favoured CDM position
Sarri hasn't used Kante in his favoured CDM position

No manager in the top tier of European football insists on playing a particular brand of football as much as Sarri and his inability to adapt resulted in Chelsea getting destroyed at the hands of Manchester City.

When you are playing against a team managed by a genius like Guardiola, not having a plan B is utter suicide and Sarri paid a hefty price for his lack of planning. Sarri’s system relies a lot on Jorginho and once Manchester City pocketed him, Chelsea went out of options and they struggled to move the ball forward to Eden Hazard and Gonzalo Higuain.

Chelsea made a tactical blunder by picking Marcos Alonso who lacks the pace and creativity to provide overlapping runs on the left flank. His usage of N'Golo Kante has raised a few eyebrows and he could have played him in a defensive midfield role in the second half to minimise the damage. Unless he changes his strategy, he will be making way for a new manager this summer.

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